Enhance Your Bathroom with a Simple Shower Remodelling Project - DIY - Home Improvement

Remodeling your shower is no small undertaking; a typical shower renovation can easily turn in to expensive figures especially when purchasing new fixtures and the added expense of tile work. Thankfully in recent years there have been several new advances in the bathroom remodeling industry that has made shower remodelling much more affordable and less stressful.

Items such as the new steam shower rooms, free standing bathtubs and vanity units are just a few of these products. The most affordable accessory and possibly the easiest to install product is the modern shower panel. These idyllic luxuries offer an exhilarating showering experience, are extremely cost effective and can be installed in as little as thirty minutes.

Shower panels are all-inclusive plumbing systems that can be integrated in to your standard or tiled wall using a mounting bracket. They contain all the shower features one would expect in a luxury bathroom appliance including a hand held shower wand, overhead rainfall shower, thermostatic mixing valve and certain models even come with an additional bathtub filling spout. They have become extremely popular over recent years with builders and home owners alike for their ease of installation and great finished look. Furthermore a basic installation is far easier than one would imagine.

The first step in the installation process is to remove your old shower fixtures. Once this is done you will need to cut your existing water lines (make sure the water is turned off). Once you have cut the water lines you will need to add a male thread adapter with a shut off valve to each water line, you can either do this using a pex plumbing connection or soldered one. Now that you have the water lines prepped it's time to attach the mounting bracket to the tile and replace any tiles that the shower panel will not cover. The next step is to connect the water lines, its best to have assistance at this stage simply to hold the panel while you attach the water lines. The finishing touch is then implemented by hanging the shower panel on the mounting brackets and then sealing around the shower panel using a thin bead of clear silicone. After your shower panel is installed make sure you test the unit, by running each shower function for 2-3 minutes to ensure all the debris from manufacturing is removed.

The process of installing a shower panel is fairly simple and this is without having to utilise the professions of an expert. This simple but affective accessory is by far one of the best value bathroom improvements available on the market.